For many, the day after Halloween is a national day of clean up after festivities of the night before. For Christians, it’s also All Saints Day, and for a large…

Tina Dominguez participated in the first virtual Alegría Poetry Slam on July 18, 2020. Thank you to all the wonderful poets who participated.   I walk through mami’s threshold  ready…

  Joseph Vazquez participated in the first virtual Alegría Poetry Slam on July 18, 2020. Thank you to all the wonderful poets who participated.      Here in this pandemic, where…

  Diana Medina participated and won 2nd place with her poem “Parents” in the first virtual Alegría Poetry Slam on July 18, 2020. Thank you to all the wonderful poets who…

  Alejandra Ramos participated and won 1st place with her poem “Las Mujeres Olvidadas” in the first virtual Alegría Poetry Slam on July 18, 2020. Thank you to all the…

Vanessa Caraveo is a bestselling and award-winning bilingual author, published poet, illustrator, artist and inspirational speaker who has a passion for promoting inclusion for all and helping others discover the…

As a young woman entering my twenties, I look back on my childhood with such fondness. It seems like just yesterday my mama was braiding my curls and my dad…

Gloria Martinez aka Goyo is a singer, MC and producer, cofounder of Chocquibtown, born in Condoto – Chocó in the Colombian pacific coast, heiress of a musical family in which…

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When I was eight years old my older brother used to twirl me around the living room of our apartment. We used to blast Celia Cruz, Oscar D’Leon, Johnny Pacheco…